Walking among the victims, the President even gave homeless former residents sympathetic hugs for the cameras. Obama was joined by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, US Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), New York Governor And...
Upon arrival in New York City, Sammy set out to find Stephen Merritt. According to his missionary friends back in Liberia, this superintendent of a homeless mission would gladly help him. (New York City, 1880-1890) Sammy stayed several months with Stephen, learning to know God better and as...
you live in the home of the homeless.” He thought he was hysterical. Most of us who lived there didn’t find it at all funny. The homeless people living on the streets have turned a sweet beach town into a place of danger and fear. You never knew when you’d be screamed at or ...
To elect those who will honestly consider the best practices (many of them Christ-centered), already implemented and working in some areas—best practices with high success rates in reducing poverty, substance abuse, homelessness, crime, and more. Conversely, may our public servants terminate those...
by Leo Adam Biga http://omahamagazine.com/articles/author/leo-adam-biga/ (November-December 2017 through November-December 2018) Omaha Land Bank December 28, 2018 ·Posted In:Finance & Real Estate,Neighborhoods,OmahaHome Cities around the United States experience problems with blighted neighborhoods...
563 Fire safety in homeless encampments For example, we practiced fire escape plans during training sessions and had to think about obstacles like tents with only one way out. A solution was to keep a utility knife inside and outside the tent in case one had to cut ... R Sarah,C Greg...
Individual donations plus government funding — a little from the city of Seattle, a little more from King County — and help from local homelessness nonprofits are currently footing the bill for people who are searching for a ...
Just north of Lumen Field, a man who goes by the name “Keep” was huddled in a red tent with snow on the ground around him. He had a can of hand sanitizer on fire in there with him to stay warm. Cold weather can often lead to an uptick in fires at homeless encampments b...
Inside dish: The tent where the main events (the viewing, auction and performances) was draped in black with large vases of red roses in the center of each table. John held court at a table in the center of the room at a table that in...
UPDATE: Explosive materials were inside sharps container at B.C. tent city Nanaimo RCMP have evacuated part of Discontent City and have called in a bomb disposal unit after finding what police have described as an explosive device in the homeless camp Friday afternoon. GREG SAKAKI/The News ...